Synonym: aim, design, determination, goal, intention, object, plan, resolution, target, will. Similar words: on purpose, purple, pose, impose, suppose, oppose, expose, compose. Meaning: ['pɜrpəs /'pɜː-] n. 1. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions 2. what something is used for 3. the quality of being determined to do or achieve something. v. 1. propose or intend 2. reach a decision.
(1) Community of purpose makes friendship.
(2) The devil can cite the Scriptures for his
purpose.
(3) Better say nothing than nothing to the
purpose.
(4) The secret of success is constancy of
purpose.
(5) A fool may sometimes speak to the
purpose.
(6) Do not, for one repulse, give up the
purpose that you resolved to effect.
(7) Purpose supposes foresight.
(8) A life without a
purpose is a ship without a rudder.
(9) Do not, for one repulse, forgo the
purpose that you resolved to effort.
(10) What's the purpose of your visit?
(11) This is the main purpose of my coming here.
(12) What is your purpose in doing that?
(13) Great minds have purpose, others have wishes.
(14) Good luck is another name for tenacity of purpose.
(15) The experiments serve no useful purpose .
(16) This lever must serve some ulterior purpose.
(17) The main purpose of industry is to create wealth.
(18) Man who has a settled purpose will surely succeed.
(19) Our campaign's main purpose is to raise money.
(20) Her life felt lacking in direction and purpose.
(21) Large quantities of water are needed for cooling purpose.
(22) These bars serve no useful purpose.
(23) What is the purpose of our being?
(24) The purpose of life is to enjoy every moment.
(25) The secret of success is constancy to purpose.
(26) You did that on purpose, you cheeky little devil!
(27) A few bidders inflated the prices on purpose.
(28) What is the purpose of the meeting? Sentencedict.com
(29) Without method, little can be done to any good
purpose.
(30) A wise man needs not blush for changing his
purpose.
(1) What's the purpose of your visit?
(2) What is your purpose in doing that?
(3) The experiments serve no useful purpose .
(4) The main purpose of industry is to create wealth.
(5) Our campaign's main purpose is to raise money.
(6) Her life felt lacking in direction and purpose.
(7) Large quantities of water are needed for cooling purpose.
(8) These bars serve no useful purpose.
(9) You did that on purpose, you cheeky little devil!
(10) The purpose of the research is to try and and find out more about the causes of the disease.
(11) The purpose of the occasion was to raise money for medical supplies.
(12) He returned to his homeland with the purpose of serving his own people.
(13) This gun is designed for one purpose—it's basically to kill people.
(14) I find the best tool for the purpose is a pair of shears.
(15) The purpose of the book is to provide a complete guide to the university.
(16) A meeting was called for the purpose of appointing a new treasurer.
(17) This room has a dual purpose, serving as both a study and a dining room.
(18) He went to town with the purpose of buying a new television.
(19) Their purpose is to adjudicate disputes between employers and employees.
(20) The purpose is to build new houses for local people.
(21) Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose.
(22) The purpose of this meeting is to elect a new chairman.
(23) We should speculate about the purpose of life.
(24) These cultivated individuals have been imbued with a sense of social purpose.
(25) The purpose was to halt the rise in the exchange rate of the Swiss franc.
(26) I don't think he stepped on your toes on purpose.
(27) That is irrelevant; we must keep the main purpose of this meeting in sight.
(28) Antitrust authorities must investigate the effect and purpose of an agreement to determine its legality.
(29) All water used by the fire - brigade for fire extinction purpose is supplied free by an act of Congress.
(30) The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.
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